brutal

1. a. Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature. Source: opted

2. a. Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross; as, brutal manners. Source: opted

3. adj. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering Source: wordnet

4. adj. punishingly harsh Source: wordnet

5. adj. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility Source: wordnet

6. adj. disagreeably direct and precise Source: wordnet

7. 1. Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature. "Above the rest of brutal kind." Milton. 2. Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling; merciless; gross; as, brutal manners. "Brutal intemperance." Macaulay. Source: webster

8. j:100 s. harsh s. disagreeably direct and precise Source: ecdict

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